Radio 4's The Untold follows the story of a young man who had experimented with gas as a child - Some Mother's Son: Grace Dent follows listener Shirley as she finds out more about how her estranged son died.

Huffing charge for Walmart shoplifter (NJ): A Berkeley man is facing shoplifting charges after allegedly boosting two cans of compressed air, getting high on one of them and then taking a tumble inside a bathroom.

Children getting addicted to sniffing toxic glue (Odisha): In a shockingly revelation, several street children and school students in the capital have been found to be addicted to inhaling synthetic rubber based adhesives as they contain chemicals which act like intoxicants.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

The annual report into drug-related deaths in England and Wales was published this month, showing: "There were 3,674 drug poisoning deaths involving both legal and illegal drugs registered in England and Wales in 2015, the highest since comparable records began in 1993."

It should be noted in addition that these numbers do not include deaths from VSA and Re-Solv is in the process of submitting a request for this data.

Health responses to new psychoactive substances is a new report published by EMCDDA. "Responses to the emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) across Europe have largely been
regulatory. However, findings from this study show that health- and drug-related interventions have emerged in response to evidence of harms associated with NPS use in some user groups and settings across Europe."

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

This month, the Home Office publishes the latest Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW report, which examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year old residents in households in England and Wales.UK

Petrol sniffer burns down mother’s house (NT): A petrol sniffer destroyed his mother’s house by setting fire to a pile of his own clothes because his family tried to enter him into rehab, a court has heard.

FIJIStop sniffing glue: A 13-year-old student is the latest to have been treated at Fiji's mental institution, the St Giles Psychiatric Hospital, for volatile substance abuse — glue.

Monday, June 27, 2016

This month has seen the publication of the Global Drug Survey 2016 findings, which include the "biggest study of nitrous oxide use ever" showing "increasing rates of use in the UK" and that "globally nitrous oxide is now ranked the 7th most popular drug in the world."

Drugwise have also published NPS Come of Age: A UK overview, written by Harry Shapiro and based on work first published by DrugScope in 2014 and 2015.

FIJI20 cases of substance abuse in schools: The National Substance Abuse Advisory Council is currently working with the Solicitor General’s office on enacting a law on volatile substance abuse.PHILIPPINES

Blanket ban on 'legal highs' delayed: A blanket ban on 'legal highs' has been delayed: A government crackdown on drugs that would have seen a blanket ban put on 'legal highs' has been delayed as it is still unclear what is covered.

Plan to tackle legal high use in Bury: Professionals from across the board recently met in Bury to discuss how best to combat and raise awareness of New Psychoactive Substances, and have now set up an early warning network which will allow the relevant authorities to respond appropriately to any drug-related intelligence.Shopkeeper fined in Scotland's first legal-high conviction: The 26-year-old was charged with breaching product safety regulations after he failed to produce necessary documents to trading standards officers.

USADriver in fatal collision high on inhalant (OH): A man who was driving more than 100 mph on I-70 in Madison County when he killed a war veteran in a head-on crash had bought a can of compressed air at a nearby Walmart minutes before and was inhaling it to get high while driving, authorities say.

Substance abuse led to Malad boy’s death? (Mumbai) The recent death of a 15-year-old boy, who was given to substance abuse, has highlighted the danger that such behaviour poses to the young generation and the urgent need to address this problem.

Cops ban sale of legal highs: The crackdown comes as the emergency services received reports of 20 'legal high' incidents in the Potteries in just four days – with seven ambulances sent to a Stoke hostel on Saturday night.

Wise to Highs: New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are a source of debate. Katie Boyden investigates the dangers and how one local council is fighting back

Orlando lobbyist died from inhaling drug: A prominent Florida lobbyist and lawyer, died in October. His death has been ruled accidental after an autopsy showed he died after inhaling a drug similar to poppers.

Whitener, adhesive abuse rampant among children (Kerala): The death of a student on Koduvakkonam estate in Peerumade taluk has brought to light a cheap way of getting into a state of intoxication that would create severe health problems. T